Résultats pour "Francis Bacon" dans Fiction de genre

The New Atlantis (1627) is a utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon in which he describes a vision of the future of human discovery, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humanity. The novel portrays a utopian world where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendour, piety and public spirit" are the dominant qualities of the inhabitants.

In this bold and brilliant short work of experimental fiction by the author of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny, Max Porter inhabits Francis Bacon in his final moments, translating into seven extraordinary written pictures the explosive final workings of the artist's mind. Writing as painting rather than about painting, Porter lets the images he conjures speak for themselves as they take their revenge on the subject who wielded them in life.

The New Atlantis is a utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon. In this work, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the creation of a utopian land where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendor, piety and public spirit" are the commonly held qualities of the inhabitants of "Bensalem".

For artist Francis Bacon, life with David grows more dangerous by the day. When sober, he is charming, but when he drinks, he is violent, slashing Francis's paintings and threatening to gut the painter, too. When David leaves London for Morocco, Francis cannot help but follow this man whom he loves, but can no longer trust. In Tangier, they find a thriving community of expats who guzzle champagne while revolutionaries gather in the desert. But in Morocco's International Zone, death does not wait for rebellion.

Avrupalı denizciler uçsuz bucaksız denizlerde yol alırken, Peru, Çin, Japonya gibi ülkeleri ziyaret edip oraların kültürlerini öğrenirler. Fakat bir gün işler umulduğu gibi gitmez ve rüzgâr onları daha önce keşfedilmemiş bir adaya sürükler: Bensalem. Burada oldukça nazik karşılanan ve ağırlanan denizciler, haklarında hiçbir şey bilmedikleri bir toplulukla ilk defa karşılaşırlar. Onları neyin beklediğini bilmediği bu adadan bir an önce ayrılmak isteseler de gemilerinin aldığı hasar ve erzak sıkıntısı bir süre burada konaklamalarını gerektirir.

La nueva Atlántida de Francis Bacon, es una novela utópica, un proyecto inacabado de la razón social, política y científica que nos muestra la aventura de una tripulación, quienes después de naufragar, ya con las esperanzas rotas y cansados de implorar a Dios, llegan a la isla de Bensalem, ejemplo de comunidad, donde de la mano de la ciencia, reina la armonía y la felicidad. Bacon, bajo la apariencia de una historia real, nos muestra una sociedad ficticia donde La Casa de Salomón, sustituto imaginario de la comunidad científica, es, pues, la protagonista de esta obra.